# Tom Tozzle — The Mystery at Lilac Inn character guide

> Tom Tozzle in The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tom

**First appearance:** 0005-vi-accusations

## Who they are

Local handyman who helps Nancy with information.

## Relationships

### [Nancy Drew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/characters/nancy_drew)

_friendship_

Tom is a local boy and friend to Nancy, occasionally assisting with information or errands.

### [Mary Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/characters/mary_mason)

_friendship_

Mary and Tom are friends and sometimes work together to help Nancy.

### [Bud Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/characters/bud_mason)

_friendship_

Bud and Tom are friends and occasional partners in assisting Nancy.

### [Nancy Drew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/characters/nancy_drew)

_friendship_

Tom is a local boy and friend to Nancy, occasionally assisting with information or errands.

### [Bud Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/characters/bud_mason)

_friendship_

Bud and Tom are friends and occasional partners in assisting Nancy.

### [Mary Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/characters/mary_mason)

_friendship_

Mary and Tom are friends and sometimes work together to help Nancy.

### [Nancy Drew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/characters/nancy_drew)

_friendship_

Tom is a local boy and friend to Nancy, occasionally assisting with information or errands.

### [Mary Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/characters/mary_mason)

_friendship_

Mary and Tom are friends and sometimes work together to help Nancy.

### [Bud Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/characters/bud_mason)

_friendship_

Bud and Tom are friends and occasional partners in assisting Nancy.

## In the story

### [During the Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xviii-during-the-storm)

The older man with a hooked nose, who demands a larger share of the swag and threatens to send the others to jail.

### [In the Storeroom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xix-in-the-storeroom)

Sits at the table with Mary and Bud, argues about the division of proceeds, and plans to sell the jewels through a fence in Birmingham.

### [A Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xx-a-prisoner)

Tom ties Nancy tightly, proposes the remote cabin, and pilots the motorboat through the storm.

### [XXI: Down the River](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xxi-down-the-river)

Tom pilots the boat recklessly through the storm, refusing to stop until a near collision with a yacht forces him to change course.

### [Sinking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xxii-sinking)

Thrown overboard during the collision, he is rescued but immediately tries to flee from the dock.

### [Captured](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xxiii-captured)

Chased and captured by a crowd after hiding in a shed.

### [The Search](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xxiv-the-search)

Mentioned as knowing the pawnshop where some diamonds were pawned.

## Links

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